Intelligent Commissioning & the Big Society

What is Intelligent Commissioning?

‘Intelligence’ – sharing data at every stage of the commissioning cycle

The background papers ‘A Council the City Deserves’ – BHCC Cabinet Papers

Restructure at BHCC to accommodate ‘outcome’ based commissioning and remove silo commissioning

Where is the revolution happening? Outcomes based commissioning rather than

departmental commissioning at BHCC Evidencing social impact using new

measurements, eg SROIPerformance Compacts – internal providers

and external providers Citizen voice embedded - ‘Community

Engagement Framework’ knitted into the new Commissioning Framework

Co-design and co-production Commissioners acting as ‘enablers’ rather

than ‘directors’ of action and servicesBe local: Buy local

Achieving outcomes: three ringed circus?

Buying services for people

Enabling people todo it for themselves

Giving people the moneyto buy their own services

Intelligent commissioning

Pilot projects: place based budgeting

Alcohol & Substance MisuseDomestic Violence Child Poverty needs analysis

Sustainable Community Strategy

Promoting enterprise and learningReducing crime and improving

safetyImproving health and well-beingImproving housing and

affordability Living within environmental limits

and enhancing the environment Promoting sustainable transport Providing quality advice and

information serviceswww.bandhsp.co.uk

How will this affect groups locally?

The national backdrop is spending cuts – this is background rather than the

motivation for these changes

Locally: Commissioning will involve de-commissioning Level playing field to compete with ‘in-house’ Council run services More competition for the work that you do from ‘employee spin-out

organisations’ Important social advocacy role to enable citizen voice in designing and

delivering services Potential for more outcome focused and longer term contracts Changing personnel in the City Council and loss of relationships Changing performance management

Immediately: Domestic Violence and Substance Misuse pilots: needs assessment

stage now!

Partnership and the intelligent commissioning cycle

PlanContribute to the design of servicesContribute knowledge of the marketEnsure that small providers are able to compete Participate in shaping service specification

DoInvest in building the capacity of the sector

Contribute to developing procurementParticipate in tender evaluation

ReviewParticipate in contract management

Service evaluationService monitoring

AnalyseContribute to the process of identifying needsCommission the sector to conduct researchProvide advocacyProvide case studies and personal histories

PlanContribute to the design of servicesContribute knowledge of the marketEnsure that small providers are able to compete Participate in shaping service specification

DoInvest in building the capacity of the sector

Contribute to developing procurementParticipate in tender evaluation

ReviewParticipate in contract management

Service evaluationService monitoring

AnalyseContribute to the process of identifying needsCommission the sector to conduct researchProvide advocacyProvide case studies and personal histories

What should I do: look head on the horizon?

Keep informed – www.cvsectorforum.org.uk/ic

Read BHCC Cabinet Papers Consider the ‘added value’ that

organisations provide and prepare to prove it to Commissioners – SROI models etc

Look for opportunities to collaborate: be flexible, relationships are important

Maintain excellent service user involvement practice and standards

Respond to consultations, surveys Provide case studies around co-

production

CVSF’s activitiesCommunity and voluntary sector reference group Influencing documents and thinking, eg Commissioning

Framework, needs analysis and outcome design, appropriate funding (use sector expertise)

Involving the sector in place based pilots: DV, drugs and alcohol and child poverty

Influencing Sustainable Community Strategy workshops using position statements

Influencing design of models to demonstrate added value and encourage Commissioners to ‘buy local’

Ensuring community engagement framework is embedded

Outreach to involve smaller groups (neighbourhoods and equalities)

Supporting the sector through change (ChangeUp)CVSF reshaping representation and networks

Discussion

•Q&A for clarification on intelligent commissioning

Policy context to Big Society

Public service reform – changing the roll of the state

Devolution and decentralisationPublic sector cuts – CSR October

20th

Review of Local Local Gov Finance

Localism and devolution

Decentralisation & Localism Bill

Public Bodies Bill

WELFARE, HEALTH,

EDUCATIONWelfare Reform Bill

Cutting of Welfare Budget by £11bn

GP Commissioning Consortia

Pensions and Savings Bill

AcademiesFree Schools

Reducing deficit in 5 yrs – 80% through public spending cuts

A ‘progressive’ and ‘fair’ budget’?Economists divided

Spending Review 20th October

The Chancellor’s Budget

Office for Civil Society

Goodbye Third Sector…Hello Civil Society!

Big Society Themes

More active citizens, more volunteering

Transferring power from central to local government (and then to communities?)

Supporting co-ops, mutuals, charities and social enterprises

Open government

Big Society Proposals

Community ‘right to bid’, Community ‘right to buy’ and employee co-ops

Train 5,000 Community Organisers

Big Society Day & National Citizen Service

Big Society Bank

New Right to Data

Communities First: small grants in deprived areas

4 “Vanguard” communities

Something old, something new,

something borrowed,something blue?

Some things to think about...

Time-scales and different agendas

Communities providing services – competing with the private sector?

Accountability and safeguarding

Level of public appetite for taking over services unclear

Risks of exacerbating inequality?

Opportunities????

Discussion

•Q&A on Big Society

•Any feedback for CVSF on either theme

•Opportunities and challenges for you in your role

Sally Polanski, CVSFsally@cvsectorforum.org.uk

John Routledge, BHCCJohn.Routledge@brighton-

hove.gov.uk